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Christmas Eve means A Ghost Story for Christmas... Mark Gatiss 💙 makes his annual spooky return with Woman of Stone, adapted from the story by E Nesbit. With Celia Imrie, Eanna Hardwicke, @MonicaDolan, Mawaan Rizwan 🍉🏳️‍⚧️, Phoebe Horn. 📺 BBC Two and #iplayer - 10.15pm, 24 December.

Christmas Eve means A Ghost Story for Christmas... Mark Gatiss 💙 makes his annual spooky return with Woman of Stone, adapted from the story by E Nesbit. With Celia Imrie, Eanna Hardwicke, @MonicaDolan, Mawaan Rizwan 🍉🏳️‍⚧️, Phoebe Horn. 📺 BBC Two and #iplayer - 10.15pm, 24 December.

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Noël Coward grew up in poverty and left school at 9. He was queer in a very straight world. At 30 he was the highest-paid writer in the world and a star. This is his inspirational story. Watch Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story, Boxing Day on BBC Two & BBC iPlayer.

Noël Coward grew up in poverty and left school at 9. He was queer in a very straight world. At 30 he was the highest-paid writer in the world and a star. This is his inspirational story. Watch Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story, Boxing Day on BBC Two & BBC iPlayer.

933,518 次观看 • 2 年前

🏎️ Fasten your seatbelts for Isata Kanneh-Mason's lightning-fast rendition of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3. 🎹 📺 Watch Prom 22: Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev in its entirety now on BBC iPlayer

🏎️ Fasten your seatbelts for Isata Kanneh-Mason's lightning-fast rendition of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3. 🎹 📺 Watch Prom 22: Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev in its entirety now on BBC iPlayer

638,722 次观看 • 3 年前

Inner-city NHS trauma surgeon Martin treats two stabbings a day and two shootings a week. Sculptor Nick Elphick (Nick Elphick sculpture!) hears about his incredible work in the first episode of a new series of Extraordinary Portraits with Bill Bailey, tonight 8:30pm on BBC One & BBC iPlayer

Inner-city NHS trauma surgeon Martin treats two stabbings a day and two shootings a week. Sculptor Nick Elphick (Nick Elphick sculpture!) hears about his incredible work in the first episode of a new series of Extraordinary Portraits with Bill Bailey, tonight 8:30pm on BBC One & BBC iPlayer

267,416 次观看 • 3 年前

Join Rob Rinder & R Y L A N on an Italian odyssey as they follow in the footsteps of romantic poet Lord Byron, immersing themselves in art, culture, bad behaviour and life-changing exploits. 📺 Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour is coming to BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on Sunday 12 May.

Join Rob Rinder & R Y L A N on an Italian odyssey as they follow in the footsteps of romantic poet Lord Byron, immersing themselves in art, culture, bad behaviour and life-changing exploits. 📺 Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour is coming to BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on Sunday 12 May.

187,607 次观看 • 2 年前

"To be or not to be... that is the QUESTION?" When some of the world's finest actors struggled with how best to deliver Hamlet's immortal line, a surprise star had the final word. Watch Gregory Doran Remembers... Shakespeare Live! on BBC iPlayer.

"To be or not to be... that is the QUESTION?" When some of the world's finest actors struggled with how best to deliver Hamlet's immortal line, a surprise star had the final word. Watch Gregory Doran Remembers... Shakespeare Live! on BBC iPlayer.

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For 26 years, Glaswegian paramedic Araf has been saving lives on the road - and changing opinions off it. Photographic artist Brock Elbank captures his experiences in Extraordinary Portraits with Bill Bailey today 8:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer #nhs75

For 26 years, Glaswegian paramedic Araf has been saving lives on the road - and changing opinions off it. Photographic artist Brock Elbank captures his experiences in Extraordinary Portraits with Bill Bailey today 8:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer #nhs75

176,356 次观看 • 3 年前

“We're one humanity, nothing less.” The King has commissioned portraits of Sir Geoff Palmer and nine fellow members of the Windrush Generation. 📺Windrush: Portraits of a Generation is available on BBC iPlayer from 6am and on BBC Two at 7.45pm on Thursday. #windrush75

“We're one humanity, nothing less.” The King has commissioned portraits of Sir Geoff Palmer and nine fellow members of the Windrush Generation. 📺Windrush: Portraits of a Generation is available on BBC iPlayer from 6am and on BBC Two at 7.45pm on Thursday. #windrush75

174,002 次观看 • 3 年前

🏯🗡️ Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa was born #onthisday in 1910. From Seven Samurai and Rashomon to Yojimbo and Ran, Inside Cinema explores his revolutionary work.

🏯🗡️ Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa was born #onthisday in 1910. From Seven Samurai and Rashomon to Yojimbo and Ran, Inside Cinema explores his revolutionary work.

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🎭 ‘The past is prologue’. What makes a Shakespearean actor truly great? Generation-spanning performances from Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren, Hugh Quarshie, Judi Dench and Patrick Stewart. 📺 Shakespeare season on BBC iPlayer #bbcshakespeare

🎭 ‘The past is prologue’. What makes a Shakespearean actor truly great? Generation-spanning performances from Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren, Hugh Quarshie, Judi Dench and Patrick Stewart. 📺 Shakespeare season on BBC iPlayer #bbcshakespeare

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🤔 What is it that makes Shakespeare so great? Dame Judi Dench, Dame Helen Mirren, Brian Cox, Lucy Jago and Prof Ewan Fernie tackle the big question. Watch Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius on BBC iPlayer.

🤔 What is it that makes Shakespeare so great? Dame Judi Dench, Dame Helen Mirren, Brian Cox, Lucy Jago and Prof Ewan Fernie tackle the big question. Watch Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius on BBC iPlayer.

101,593 次观看 • 2 年前

“Sometimes it feels like I have to prove myself”. Grace's life changed forever when a man jumped from the 3rd floor, landing on her back. Now she's an NHS doctor. Jemisha Maadhavji paints her in Extraordinary Portraits with Bill Bailey, tonight 8:30pm on BBC One & BBC iPlayer

“Sometimes it feels like I have to prove myself”. Grace's life changed forever when a man jumped from the 3rd floor, landing on her back. Now she's an NHS doctor. Jemisha Maadhavji paints her in Extraordinary Portraits with Bill Bailey, tonight 8:30pm on BBC One & BBC iPlayer

121,383 次观看 • 3 年前

Happy 90th birthday to Quentin Blake, celebrated illustrator of many Roald Dahl books. This is the story of how Blake and Dahl collaborated to bring the BFG to life. Quentin Blake: The Drawing of My Life, full show streaming now on BBC iPlayer

Happy 90th birthday to Quentin Blake, celebrated illustrator of many Roald Dahl books. This is the story of how Blake and Dahl collaborated to bring the BFG to life. Quentin Blake: The Drawing of My Life, full show streaming now on BBC iPlayer

133,663 次观看 • 3 年前

💔 “There's a ghost in my house... I can't hide” A Northern Soul classic at the Royal Albert Hall, where the genre that inspired a dedicated all-night dance culture gets its own orchestral Prom. Get your dancing shoes on, turn up the volume, and watch the party on BBC iPlayer

💔 “There's a ghost in my house... I can't hide” A Northern Soul classic at the Royal Albert Hall, where the genre that inspired a dedicated all-night dance culture gets its own orchestral Prom. Get your dancing shoes on, turn up the volume, and watch the party on BBC iPlayer

85,977 次观看 • 2 年前

Christmas Eve means A Ghost Story for Christmas... Mark Gatiss 💙 makes his annual spooky return with Woman of Stone, adapted from the story by E Nesbit. With Celia Imrie, Eanna Hardwicke, @MonicaDolan, Mawaan Rizwan 🍉🏳️‍⚧️, Phoebe Horn. 📺 BBC Two and #iplayer - 10.15pm, 24 December.

Christmas Eve means A Ghost Story for Christmas... Mark Gatiss 💙 makes his annual spooky return with Woman of Stone, adapted from the story by E Nesbit. With Celia Imrie, Eanna Hardwicke, @MonicaDolan, Mawaan Rizwan 🍉🏳️‍⚧️, Phoebe Horn. 📺 BBC Two and #iplayer - 10.15pm, 24 December.

54,487 次观看 • 1 年前

Why did Arthur Conan Doyle love to hate his greatest creation, Sherlock Holmes? 🕵️🔎 Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle premieres on Sunday on BBC iPlayer and at 9pm on BBC Two.

Why did Arthur Conan Doyle love to hate his greatest creation, Sherlock Holmes? 🕵️🔎 Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle premieres on Sunday on BBC iPlayer and at 9pm on BBC Two.

79,346 次观看 • 2 年前

Check out what happened when Blu Hydrangea , @chorizamay and Le Fil 🎙️ from RuPaul's Drag Race UK channelled their inner Frida Kahlo. 🎨💄👑 Putting on their best Frida-inspired looks, and serving all the creativity and glam you could ever want! BBC Three BBC

Check out what happened when Blu Hydrangea , @chorizamay and Le Fil 🎙️ from RuPaul's Drag Race UK channelled their inner Frida Kahlo. 🎨💄👑 Putting on their best Frida-inspired looks, and serving all the creativity and glam you could ever want! BBC Three BBC

77,041 次观看 • 3 年前

Oscar-winning actress and former MP Glenda Jackson has died aged 87. Last year, she told John Wilson that while she was pleased to win two Oscars, she focused on acting over attending award ceremonies. Watch This Cultural Life on BBC iPlayer:

Oscar-winning actress and former MP Glenda Jackson has died aged 87. Last year, she told John Wilson that while she was pleased to win two Oscars, she focused on acting over attending award ceremonies. Watch This Cultural Life on BBC iPlayer:

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🎄👻 “Whatever attacked him wasn’t human.” Can an experiment truly bring life to the bag of bones that is the mysterious Lot No. 249? Mark Gatiss 💙 adapts Conan Doyle’s gothic short story with Kit Harington and Freddie Fox. A Ghost Story for Christmas 10pm BBC Two and BBC iPlayer

🎄👻 “Whatever attacked him wasn’t human.” Can an experiment truly bring life to the bag of bones that is the mysterious Lot No. 249? Mark Gatiss 💙 adapts Conan Doyle’s gothic short story with Kit Harington and Freddie Fox. A Ghost Story for Christmas 10pm BBC Two and BBC iPlayer

51,009 次观看 • 2 年前

"Macbeth does murder sleep."🗡️🩸 James McArdle and Saoirse Ronan star in The Tragedy of Macbeth, available to watch now on BBC iPlayer. 📺

"Macbeth does murder sleep."🗡️🩸 James McArdle and Saoirse Ronan star in The Tragedy of Macbeth, available to watch now on BBC iPlayer. 📺

49,286 次观看 • 3 年前

"Those kissing cherries, tempting grow!" Ncuti Gatwa, aka the new Doctor Who, stars as Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream from Shakespeare's Globe. Fusing music, dance and rich comedy, this tale of love and magic is on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer at 8pm on Sunday.

"Those kissing cherries, tempting grow!" Ncuti Gatwa, aka the new Doctor Who, stars as Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream from Shakespeare's Globe. Fusing music, dance and rich comedy, this tale of love and magic is on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer at 8pm on Sunday.

48,393 次观看 • 3 年前